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Chapter 8, Transportation Door County Comprehensive and Farmland Preservation Plan 2035: Volume II, Resource Report CHAPTER 8: TRANSPORTATION 174 | Chapter 8: Transportation Door County Comprehensive and Farmland Preservation Plan 2035: Volume II, Resource Report INTRODUCTION This chapter provides an overview of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and Door County Highway Department, followed by an inventory of the existing transportation network within Door County, including: the roadway system; air, water, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation; and transportation service providers. This chapter also provides an inventory of transportation planning done for the county, including regional railroad, county highway, airport, bicycle and pedestrian planning, and publicly-subsidized transportation. STATE AND COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The WisDOT, officially established in 1967, works with federal, state, and local agencies to meet changing and growing travel needs in Wisconsin. The WisDOT is responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Wisconsin's network of state highways and the interstate highway system. The department also plans and promotes air, rail, water, and bicycle and pedestrian transportation. The department shares in the costs of building and operating all modes of transportation at the county and municipal levels. The primary funding source for maintaining, rehabilitating, and reconstructing county highways and local roads is the state’s disbursement of general transportation aids. This is the largest WisDOT funding program, providing payments to counties for costs associated with such activities as road reconstruction, filling potholes, snow removal, and marking pavement. All local governments are required to file a certified plat with WisDOT each year indicating any increase or decrease in the mileage of public roads or streets. If there has been no change in total local road and street miles, the government must still file with WisDOT a certified plat or a certified statement to that effect. WisDOT also administers the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) intended to “expand travel choice, strengthen the local economy, improve the quality of life, and protect the environment." TAP is a new legislative program that was authorized in 2012 by federal transportation legislation, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). With certain exceptions, TAP allocates federal funds to transportation improvement projects that meet eligibility criteria for the Safe Routes to School Program, Transportation Enhancements, and/or the Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Program, as described below. Safe Routes to School (SRTS). This program creates safer walking and biking routes in order to encourage children in grades K-8 to walk and bike to school, promoting healthier lifestyles for children. It is also intended to decrease auto-related emissions near schools. Funding is provided to state departments of transportation to create and administer SRTS programs. Transportation Enhancements (TE). In July 2012, MAP-21 discontinued TE as a distinct funding set-aside, however, certain TE categories that increase multi-modal transportation alternatives and enhance communities and the environment were integrated into TAP. These funds provide up to 80% of costs for a wide variety of projects such as bicycle or pedestrian facilities, landscaping or streetscaping, and the preservation of historic transportation structures. The twelve categories of eligible activities are listed below. o facilities for pedestrians and bicycles o safety and educational activities for pedestrians and bicyclists o acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites o scenic or historic highway programs, including the provision of tourist and welcome centers 175 | Chapter 8: Transportation Door County Comprehensive and Farmland Preservation Plan 2035: Volume II, Resource Report o landscaping and other scenic beautification o historic preservation o rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities o preservation of abandoned railway corridors o control and removal of outdoor advertising o archaeological planning and research o mitigation of water pollution due to highway runoff or reduction of vehicle-caused wildlife mortality o establishment of transportation museums Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program (BPFP). BPFP funds bicycle and bicycle/pedestrian facilities. Because the TE program also extensively funds bicycle and pedestrian facilities, the two programs share the same application, review, and selection process. Per state statute, BPFP cannot fund exclusively pedestrian projects or streetscaping projects even if the streetscaping includes some bicycle and pedestrian elements. Other types of local transportation planning and funding assistance provided by WisDOT are described throughout this chapter. DOOR COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT The Door County Highway Department is responsible for developing, maintaining, and operating a safe and reliable transportation system in the County. Its primary responsibility is the ongoing maintenance, snow and ice control, design, and construction of 588 lane miles of County Trunk Highways. The Highway Department also similarly services state highways, three lift bridges owned by the state, and local roads through agreements with towns and villages. There are three Highway Department shop facilities, located in the City of Sturgeon Bay (City), Village of Sister Bay, and Town of Brussels. Each facility distributes fuel to county and other government vehicles, with a fourth fueling location at the old Highway shop on 14th Avenue in the City. The Highway Department purchases the fuel, which in turn is used by over 400 vehicles belonging to 26 county departments and other agencies. The Highway Department also operates six mines, producing an average of 85,000 cubic yards of material per year, and a hot mix production plant, producing an average of 53,000 tons per year. INVENTORY OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ROADWAY SYSTEM WisDOT maintains the Wisconsin Information System for Local Roads (WISLR), a comprehensive database developed by WisDOT to aid local governments with management of Wisconsin’s 100,000 miles of local roads. The WISLR system can be used to help guide local planning and budgeting decisions by identifying both physical and administrative attributes of a municipality’s roadway system, as listed below. Physical attributes surface type left and right shoulder one way right-of-way median type left and right curb parking 176 | Chapter 8: Transportation Door County Comprehensive and Farmland Preservation Plan 2035: Volume II, Resource Report traffic lanes pavement rating sidewalks Administrative attributes owner road category access control urban location federal urban/rural area functional classification national Highway System data highway performance Monitoring System data international Roughness Index data high Occupancy Vehicle Lane data strategic Highway Network data According to WisDOT, as of 2012, Door County has 102 miles of state highways, 294 miles of county highways, and 873 miles of town roads; there are also approximately 152 miles of private roads. The backbones of the county’s local transportation system are State Trunk Highways (STHs) 42 and 57. STH 42 runs approximately 59 miles, the entire length of the mainland of the county, from the Town of Forestville to Northport (in the Town of Liberty Grove). STH 57 runs over 53 miles from the Town of Union to the Village of Sister Bay. STHs 42 and 57 converge in the Town of Nasewaupee, approximately four miles southwest of the City of Sturgeon Bay, and split again about 2 miles northeast of the city, in the Town of Sevastopol. FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF HIGHWAYS AND ROADS WisDOT uses functional classification for general transportation planning, referencing highway and street construction standards, and to determine eligibility for allocation of federal funds. Door County’s highways and roads are divided into three categories, or functional classes, as defined by WisDOT: 1) arterial roads, 2) collector roads, and 3) local streets and roads. Road category is determined by the function that the highway, street, or road serves in relation to population, land use, access, and traffic volume. The upper limits of the system – principal arterials, for example – emphasize traffic mobility (long, uninterrupted travel), whereas the lower limit local roads and streets emphasize access. The county’s functional classification system is illustrated on Map 8.1, found at the end of this document. Listed below are descriptions of each functional class/sub- classification and examples of these classifications in Door County. Arterials The function of an arterial is to move traffic quickly, safely, and efficiently over medium-to-long distances, often between regions as well as between major economic centers. Arterial highways are further categorized, based on traffic volumes, as either “principal” or “minor.” Door County has two roads classified as arterial, described below. 177 | Chapter 8: Transportation Door County Comprehensive and Farmland Preservation Plan 2035: Volume II, Resource Report State Trunk Highway 42. STH 42 enters the county north of the City of Algoma where it is classified as a minor arterial. It becomes an “other” principal arterial where it converges with STH 57 in the Town of Nasewaupee until it splits in the
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